Motorcycle rider killed in crash on Gratiot

CHESTERFIELD TWP. – A 46-year-old man from Macomb Township was killed in a car-motorcycle crash Monday evening on Gratiot Avenue.

According to a news release from the Chesterfield Township Police Department, Ronnie Karjo was southbound on Gratiot Avenue near 21 Mile Road when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a northbound passenger car that was turning to enter a gas station driveway.

The crash, which was reported at 9:43 p.m., happened in the southbound lanes.

Karjo was an off-duty Harper Woods police officer.

Karjo was taken to McLaren Macomb Hospital where he died from injuries sustained in the crash.

The driver of the car, a 21-year-old resident of Chesterfield Township, was treated for minor injuries.

The crash is being investigated by Chesterfield police and Michigan State Police. Persons who might have witnessed the crash can call Detective Joseph Feld or Sgt. Brian McNair at (586) 949-4324.